Prashna Upanishad: Verse 1.7
स एष वैश्वानरो विश्वरूपः प्राणोऽग्निरुदयते । तदेतदृचाऽभ्युक्तम् ॥७॥
सः एषः वैश्वानरः विश्वरूपः प्राणः अग्निः उदयते । तत् एतत् ऋचा अभ्युक्तम् ॥७॥
sa eṣa vaiśvānaro viśvarūpaḥ prāṇo'gnirudayate | tadetadṛcā'bhyuktam ||7||
وہ یہ ویشوانر، کائنات کی شکل والا، پران جو آگ کے طور پر طلوع ہوتا ہے۔ یہ بات یقیناً رگ وید میں بیان کی گئی ہے۔
He, this Vaisvanara of universal form, the vital breath, rises as fire. This indeed is declared in the Rig Veda.
- sa eṣa: no sandhi (visarga before vowel may be retained in pada)
- prāṇo'gniḥ = prāṇaḥ + agniḥ (visarga sandhi: aḥ + a = o' + a)
- tadetat = tat + etat (final t + initial e, no change)
- tadetaḍṛcā = tadetat + ṛcā (t + ṛ remains, or t becomes ṭ in some traditions)
- ṛcā'bhyuktam = ṛcā + abhyuktam (ā + a = ā, apostrophe marks avagraha)
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Vaisvanara (Universal Fire) as Prana
- The mahavakyas
- Supports the identity of the cosmic and individual principles underlying 'Tat tvam asi' (Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7) by establishing the unity of macrocosmic Vaisvanara and microcosmic prana.
- Veda
- Atharva Veda
- Shakha
- Pippalada (Paippalada)
- Chandas
- Prose
Yoga and practice
The identification of prana with cosmic fire (Vaisvanara) underpins pranayama practice: the yogi's internal vital breath is understood as a manifestation of the universal fire. Meditating on this identity during breath regulation awakens the inner agni (kundalini), linking individual prana with the solar principle.
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